What do you think about these courses?

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Lifer
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Thinking about checking into one of the above programs or maybe a similar program at the local community college. or should I maybe look into getting a degree?

I was looking at the Security program on the page i linked.

i'm 26 and work full time from 8:30AM to 5:00PM M-F. I'm currently paying on 1 student loan which will take several years yet to pay off. i'm really not looking forward to getting another loan. i also currently make about $1800 a month and probably over half of it already goes to bills of some kind (car payment, insurance, etc). I also really don't want to go back to school but I need to do something.

also, i need something where i can find a job when i'm finished doing what i learned because if i don't use it, i lose it. it happened to me when i went for my MS certs. took the classes while working at my previous job (which didn't need those skills) and spent 2 years looking for a job to use those skills in. once i found a job (current one) that i thought i could maybe relearn those skills, i still don't get to use many of them because i'ma fvcking help desk monkey instead of what they hired me for.

i think IT may still be the right career for me, i just need to find my niche. its definitely not help desk though.

would it be possible to take a few web design/programming classes and get into a job doing that or would i still need a degree or something?
 

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instead of paying for their expensive test prep courses,
can't you get about the same from your local community college for free, or nearly free?
 

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Lifer
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Originally posted by: scott
instead of paying for their expensive test prep courses,
can't you get about the same from your local community college for free, or nearly free?

not sure, ahven't looked into that much yet.